Apprentices

Overview

An apprenticeship with GKN Powder Metallurgy combines learning practical skills with classroom studies, preparing you for a future career at the heart of engineering.

We have a dedicated training team, who, along with our partnership colleges, will provide specialist skills training, tailor-made for our apprentices. Our experienced training advisors support you throughout your apprenticeship, and are committed to helping you achieve your full potential.

We are looking for people who share our passion for engineering, who are curious about how things work and want to make a real difference. If you’re looking for a challenge and are keen to develop your career, search our apprenticeships now and open up a world of possibilities!

Why choose an apprenticeship?

As an apprentice you will earn and learn on the job from experienced colleagues to gain job specific skills.

Earn while you learn

Throughout your apprenticeship you will work with highly skilled engineers from different areas, you will have the opportunity to build your professional skills and receive personal development, supplemented with formal learning at school/college and in-house training.

Receive world class training

Our apprenticeships lead to many different qualifications and, in some cases, there is also the opportunity to go on and study for a degree.

Gain industry-recognised qualifications

Your training will be tailored to teach you the skills you will need in future roles, dependent on your interests.

Learn subject-specific skills

As a successful global company, GKN Powder Metallurgy offers excellent career opportunities for people with the ability and drive to help us to deliver our exciting growth strategy. We offer challenging and rewarding roles across multiple disciplines, and opportunities to develop professional technical and leadership career paths.

Develop in a growing company

Many of our apprentices go on to join our team and build long-term careers with us. Depending on your performance as an apprentice, at the end of your training we hope to offer you a position at one of GKN PM’s sites.

Get involved in community projects

Apprentices across our company are supporting their local communities through a variety of different social projects. These are fantastic opportunities to make a difference to causes that matter to you.

Training and development

We know our people are central to our success. That’s why at GKN Powder Metallurgy we are committed to helping you grow, to developing our team and enabling everyone to reach their potential.

We have a structured approach to career and personal development, and support all employees to develop their capabilities and realise their aspirations.

When you join any of our schemes, you will be assigned a mentor who will be able to offer advice and support with any issues – work or study based – that you might have during your time as an apprentice.

We are committed to the on-going development of all our employees, so your apprenticeship is only the start. If you go on to join our GKN PM team, we will continue to support you through investment and training throughout your career.

Meet our apprentices

“During my apprenticeship at GKN Sinter Metals I have had various practical experiences and have been part of different projects. I feel that GKN really takes care of me and through the variety of experiences, my apprenticeship is very interesting. To others I would recommend to put much effort into the application, it will be worth it."